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Risk Management Analyst
- City of Durham (Durham, NC)
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Risk Management Analyst
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Risk Management Analyst
Salary
$66,703.00 - $103,398.00 Annually
Location
Durham, NC
Job Type
Full time with benefits
Job Number
25-05597
Department
Environmental & Street Services
Opening Date
09/02/2025
Closing Date
9/30/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
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Position Description
Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Salary Range: $66,703 - $103,398
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
The City of Durham seeks a skilled and highly motivated Risk Management Analyst to join its Environmental & Street Services Department. Housed in the Solid Waste Management division, the position will work to establish, promote, and maintain safety, health support, and loss prevention for the Department of Environmental & Street Services.
Top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham’s Environment & Street Services Department (http://durhamnc.gov/506/Public-Works) a great place to work. We create the foundation on which Durham is built, using innovative methods that support the City’s growth and enhance our quality of life. If growing professionally while serving your community is for you, bring your skills to Durham!
In this position the candidate would work to establish, promote, and maintain safety, health support, and loss prevention, for the Department of Environmental and Street Services. This role reports to the Assistant Director of Administration and serves as a business partner with the City’s Risk Management/Occupational Safety and Health team to ensure consistent application of City-wide policies, programs and procedures.
As a City-wide OSH partner, you will also attend cross-departmental meetings and participate/support other City-wide collaborative efforts to support and enhance a strong working relationship with the City’s Risk Management team. In the role of departmental OSH Analyst, you will provide technical support, conduct occupational injury and vehicle accident investigations, provide safety and health training, conduct field inspections and identify safety/security issues, report on the job injuries, and ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local guidelines. You will also be asked to offer feedback on City policies/procedures and offer recommendations; visit and inspect work sites and facilities; create and follow up on work orders to address identified deficiencies; conduct indoor air quality investigations and ergonomic assessments; and attend/participate in and/or lead departmental safety committee meetings.
Duties/Responsibilities
+ Provide leadership across the department regarding safety, health and environmental issues.
+ Conduct division and/or department specific training, occupational and vehicle accident investigations, field inspections to include facilities as well as City of Durham construction related worksites. Verify department compliance with OSHA guidelines.
+ Support divisions by managing the City's safety programs by conducting reporting on the job injuries; conducting accident investigations; overseeing safety training; updating and maintaining records regarding injuries and accidents; attending departments' safety committee meetings; evaluating City policies/procedures and recommending appropriate changes, developing departmental or divisional specific policies as needed; visiting and inspecting City work sites and facilities; following up on work orders to address identified deficiencies; conducting indoor air quality investigations; and attending participating in and/or leading safety committee meetings.
+ Provide safety training by developing routine safety training schedules; provide guidance regarding divisional training records maintenance by supporting divisional administrative staff; and provide the OSHA certification courses for construction and general industry employees. Would be required to track and review monthly logs of trainings conducted by divisions and develop an auditable record of executed trainings.
+ Provide technical support by researching federal, state, and local policies and standards; providing formal and informal responses on safety/health issues; providing emergency preparedness support to assigned departments.
+ Provide input on the development of safety-related performance measures. Communicate with Senior Management on new or different performance measures and other useful statistics for each division.
+ Develop annual safety training calendar to outline activities for the Risk Team’s safety program and provide monthly updates as to execution of the plan.
+ Proactively provide monthly, quarterly and annual statistics for divisional reporting.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
+ Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, or directly related field.
+ Two years of professional experience in an area related to assignment.
+ A valid unrestricted North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record within 60 days of hire.
Additional Preferred Skills
+ Considerable knowledge of and the ability to interpret applicable federal and state workplace insurance regulations and OSHA standards.
+ Ability to communicate ideas effectively both orally and in writing, and present policies and training programs to a variety of audiences.
+ Ability to recommend, develop and implement goals, policies and procedures, and conduct safety training for an effective Safety Program.
+ Ability to operate standard office and computer equipment.
+ Thorough knowledge of office practices and procedures.
+ Considerable knowledge and ability to use sophisticated computer technology, grammar, vocabulary, and spelling.
+ Ability to create and maintain spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, safety policies, newsletters, etc.
+ Ability to use judgment in organizing and establishing priorities and work assigned.
+ Ability to be effective, tactful, and courteous when communicating with all levels of management, employees, and the public.
+ Associated or Certified Safety Professional/First Aid/CPR highly preferred.
+ Experience with the SHARP or STAR safety awards preferred.
+ Defensive Driving certification preferred.
+ Streets maintenance, solid waste, storm water and/or engineering industry experience.
+ Willing and able to report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.
Benefits – General Full-Time Employees
+ 12-13 paid holidays per year
+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year
+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year
+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
+ State and City retirement plans
+ Short and long term disability plans
+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
+ Paid funeral leave
+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
+ 4 hours parental leave each year
+ Workman's Compensation Insurance
+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
+ State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
+ City of Durham Website
+ Walk in
+ Job fair
+ Employee referral
+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
+ Craig's List
+ Facebook
+ LinkedIn
+ GlassDoor
+ governmentjobs.com
+ Monster.com
+ Indeed.com
+ Employment Security Commission
+ Magazine/Newspaper
+ Other
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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
+ Associates Degree
+ Bachelor's Degree
+ Master's Degree
+ Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)
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How many years of related experience do you have?
+ No related experience
+ Less than 1 year of related experience
+ 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
+ 2 years but less than 6 years of related experience
+ 6 years but less than 10 years of related experience
+ 10 or more years of related experience
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Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).
+ I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.
+ I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.
+ I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.
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How many years of related OSHA experience do you have?
+ No related experience
+ Less than 1 year of related experience
+ 1 year but less than 2 years
+ 2 years but less than 5 years
+ 5 or more years
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This position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event. Do you understand this statement?
+ Yes
+ No
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